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It's been a great ride for Chester Bennington, frontman of two insanely popular rock bands & member of a beautiful family.A bit too much you can almost say. Chester has come to that same conclusion. After years of trying to combine family, Linkin Park & Stone Temple Pilots, Chester has announced this departure from Stone Temple Pilots.About this departure he said the following:

The last few years have been an amazing experience. I got to create and perform with one of the greatest rock bands of our generation, that had so much influence on me growing up. With the amount of time STP deserves, in addition to being in Linkin Park, and with the needs of my family, one of them always seems to fall short. Going in to this, the four of us… Robert, Eric, Dean and myself knew what we were up against. We decided in due fairness to friends, fans and the legacy of STP that it needs more than time was allowing me. And in all fairness to my bandmates in Linkin Park, as well as to myself and to my family, I’m going to focus solely on Linkin Park so I can contribute 100%. It’s been an amazing experience and a dream come true, and I look forward to the future of both STP and Linkin Park.Chester

We hope Stone Temple Pilots will be fine but considering the amazing musicians they have, we're sure they will be!The band also made a statement about the departure, which you can read below:

What an amazing and beautiful few years we’ve all had together. It was our honor to play and see all of you recently on tour. We have thoroughly enjoyed our time together with Chester not only professionally, but even more so on a personal level. Sadly, it was evident that scheduling and time was working against us. Within this, there is a new beginning. There is an abundance of new music written, some of which is already recorded. We have had the fortune of playing with some very talented singers over the last few months and will continue to do so until each of us feels and knows when the right person arrives.With love,Robert, Eric, Dean

Now that Chester's focus lays with Linkin Park, what do you think they have in store for us?

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